In Tate Britain

Sketchbook, with ‘Roughs for ‘A kid for two farthings 1953’ on the label on the spine

Date

1953

Format

Bound volume - sketchbook

Collection

Tate Archive

Acquisition

Presented by Ruth Boswell, the artist's widow in 1982

Reference

TGA 8224/51

Description

Ink, crayon, graphite and watercolour on paper, 255 x 203 mm

Page 1, two studies of a polar bearPage 2, group of figures out of doors and two small studies of headsPage 3, studies of a street market and goatsPage 4, studies of market stallsPage 5, rectanglesPage 6, notes on the Central ClubPage 7, 'St James's Park', man asleep on the grassPage 8, beach scenePage 9, partial view of a house seen from over a fencePage 10, 'Wentworth St' Market stallPage 11, two plucked chickensPage 12, two hand-written signsPage 13, study of the exterior of the Russian Vapour BathsPage 14, study of a gate inscribed 'The gate Shafchiks'Page 15, two studies of a cornicePage 16, front of a building with Moorish featuresPage 17, detail of an architectural featurePage 18, five portrait studiesPage 19, 'Sclater St May 7', street scene with hat shopPage 20, detail of building on page 16Page 21, two studies of a catPage 22, cat and kittenPage 23, seated woman with a dog on her lap and several studies of dogs and catsPage 24, twelve studies of catsPage 25, seven studies of cats and one of a mousePage 26, empty trestle tables in a street marketPage 27, two studies for the book cover 'A kid for two farthings' by Wolf MankowitzPage 28, exterior of Restaurant and Coffee StorePage 29, window of a food shopPage 30, two men seated on a benchPage 31, five studies of standing womenPage 32, 'Manchester Square May 20'Page 33, woman holding her head in her right handPage 34, four studies of a kidPage 35, four studies of a kidPage 36, four studies of a kid in different positionsPage 37, three Studies of a kidPage 38, grazing kidPage 39, study of a woman seen from behind and two studies of a kidPage 40, four studies of a kidPage 41, two kids seen from different anglesPage 42, two kids, one grazing and one standing with its head up